Re: Anti Virus on Linux?

[Paul Greene <pauljgreene () comcast net>]

I would also disagree that there's no point in scanning outgoing mail. 
Aren't there laptop users that bring their laptops in from the outside, 
and have had opportunities to bring in viruses that haven't gone through 
the corporate firewalls and e-mail servers?

pg

Sean T. Ballard wrote:

> Not to mention trojaned services and rootkits Vexira will detect along
> woth worms like lion, sadmind and slapper.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schmehl, Paul L [mailto:pauls () utdallas edu] 
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:15 PM
> To: Bob McClure Jr; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: RE: [Snort-users] Anti Virus on Linux?
>
>
> This is bad advice.  Linus is *not* immune to viruses.  There just
> aren't as many written for Linux.  Ever heard of the Slapper worm?
>
> Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
> Adjunct Information Security Officer
> The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/ AVIEN
> Founding Member
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob McClure Jr [mailto:robertmcclure () earthlink net] 
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:57 PM
> To: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Anti Virus on Linux?
>
> Well, Linux, as such, doesn't need AV protection because it's pretty
> much immune.  But if you're running a mail server for Windoze boxes, you
> can use ClamAntiVirus,
>
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